Some Sayings Worth Reflection

Desmond Tutu: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

Elie Wiesel: "Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim."

Howard Zinn: "You can't be neutral on a moving train."

MLK Jr. or Dante Alighieri: "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict..."

Pastor Martin Niemoller: a Holocaust poem

"First they came for the Communists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the Trade Unionists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Trade Unionist

Then they came for the Jews

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me."

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I can not remain silent.

The US is scary right now. I believe fear is being used to intimidate, manipulate,

and traumatize.

But the intimidation and manipulation are NOT working in Minnesota!

Thank you Minnesotans for your courage and modeling!!

The people being rounded up in the US are not "the worst of the worst."

They are people who are contributing to our society. They are our neighbors.

They are family members. And some are children.

They are people who help to put food on our tables.

They are people who came here for a better life.

The people who have been killed in Minnesota were two white Americans.

I encourage you to learn about Germany in the 1930's.

What do you think?

Waht are your ethics?

What are your moral values?

What is your compass?

May we treat all people the way we want to be treated.

May God Bless us, everyone.

To Your Courageous Self!

Edie Savage-Weeks

Transformational Life Coach

ediesavageweeks.com